Recipe:
After playing around with ratios of marshmallow and rice krispie, and the temperature to cut the treats, I decided that the ratio on the box is best. If anything, use a few more marshmallows or a little less on the rice krispies. But the tried and true recipe is the best. Duh. Follow the directions to make and mold the treats.
Shapes:
I used a Calphlon "bars" sized baking sheet lined with parchment. I poured about 2/3 of the mix to fill that. I then used a second piece of parchment to smooth and flatted the mixture until it was smooth. I let this sit until it was almost cooled. At that point I transfered the treats to a flat surface and used cookie cutters to stamp out the hearts. I had to clean the cookie cutters after every 2 or 3 cuts.
I also used a silicon baking mold to make the thicker hearts that I put on a stick.
To make these I actually reheated scraps from the cookie cutter hearts by throwing them into the pan on low heat just long enough to make them mushy again. I "mashed" them into the mold with my fingers to make a denser treat. I found this method to work better than when I poured the remaining 1/3 of the mix left over from the bar ban. Those were not very dense and still too hot to really mold and settle in to the cups.
Decoration:
I have a hard time working with frosting. I can never get it to be the right consistency. Over Christmas I used some chocolate specially made for candy coating and I really liked working with it. So for these Valentine's I thought I'd try those Wilton Candy Melts. They were even on sale at Michaels :)
I used disposable Wilton frosting bags to put the melted candy in (don't melt the candy IN the bags!!), and then a #4 and #5 frosting tip (they're the writing or piping tips).
I also used some non-perils that I got really cheap at a Crate & Barrel sale.
And the finished product, ready to woo my co-workers
Would love to hear from you if you try this or have your own tips on decorated rice krispie treats!
Happy Valentine's Day!
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This is definitely one of my favorite recipes you've done! These are so cute, E! We should have a girl's baking day soon and you can teach me some of your creative ways! I love this! Please keep it up!
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